The mighty Hammerfall has been rocking the world with the unique style of heavy metal for over two decades. They recently released their 10th studio album, appropriately titled ‘Built to Last’, and have been touring heavily in support of the album. I was able to catch up with Fredrik Larsson, the bands bass player, on…

Delain is certainly a hard-working band! In addition to putting out new albums every two years, they constantly tour around the world to the delight of their fans. They recently celebrated a huge milestone in their career with their 10th Anniversary Concert in Amsterdam last December and have been heavily touring last year’s new album…

On a sunny afternoon, adrift in the Caribbean, on the 2017 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise, I had the honor of chatting with Kamelot’s quiet composer… keyboardist Oliver Palotai. As one of the premier progressive/power metal bands in the world, Kamelot has been entertaining fans around the globe for over two decades. They have been…

The Swedish band Amaranthe is still going strong after almost 10 years and four albums; infecting the world with their unique brand of melodic, pop, death, rock, metal, fusion…. or whatever label you want to stick on it…. their unique brand of great music! As they have become one of my favorite bands in the…

A Sound of Thunder has been entertaining the world with their unique brand of adventure style heavy metal since their inception in 2008. They were first formed by guitarist Josh Swartz and drummer Chris Haren, to be eventually joined by powerhouse vocalist Nina Osegueda in 2009. Their current lineup was finalized in 2011 when bassist…

In the past several years, the Dutch symphonic metal band Delain has been on an extremely busy touring schedule throughout the world. This has been great for their fans, especially here in North America. North America frequently gets low priority with a lot of bands from Europe and concert tours here can be few and…

In the 17 years since the release of their first album, Finnish rockers Sonata Arctica have been touring the world with their unique brand of melodic metal… and they are showing no signs of slowing down. Although they officially ended the touring cycle for their last album, “Pariah’s Child”, last summer… they couldn’t resist one…

It has been almost a year since the release of Nightwish’s newest album, “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”, which is a stunning tribute to the wonder of life and evolution. To the delight of their fans, the band has been steadily touring the album around the world since its release. This year, the fans in North…

The Italian band, Lacuna Coil, has been continually pouring out their unique brand of Gothic styled metal for the better part of two decades. With a new album and tour in the works, the band shows no signs of slowing down. I was fortunate enough to catch up with one of the band’s vocalists, Cristina,…

Symphonic metal powerhouse Epica has been a fixture in the metal scene for well over a decade. They are currently still riding high on the success of their 2014 album, “The Quantum Enigma”. Having recently wrapped up their North American tour, they are planning to head back to the studio to complete their new album…